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Aaron William Perry provides engaging, exciting and enriching speaking and workshop experiences. He will collaborate with you to custom-curate your event using a combination of the topics below. Call or email for availability and scheduling!

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He shaped his remarks perfectly for the audience and all were drawn-in to his topics beautifully. Artfully done and what a nourishing afternoon![/fusion_testimonial][fusion_testimonial name=”Professor Carol Conzelman” avatar=”female” image=”” image_border_radius=”” company=”University of Colorado” link=”” target=”_self”]Aaron is a gifted speaker and writer, and we are so fortunate that he came to visit us at the University of Colorado![/fusion_testimonial][/fusion_testimonials][/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container][fusion_builder_container background_color=”#ffffff” background_image=”” background_parallax=”none” enable_mobile=”no” parallax_speed=”0.3″ background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” video_url=”” video_aspect_ratio=”16:9″ video_webm=”” video_mp4=”” video_ogv=”” video_preview_image=”” overlay_color=”” overlay_opacity=”0.5″ video_mute=”yes” video_loop=”yes” fade=”no” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” padding_top=”100″ padding_bottom=”100″ padding_left=”” padding_right=”” hundred_percent=”no” equal_height_columns=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” menu_anchor=”” class=”” id=””][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ last=”yes” spacing=”yes” center_content=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” border_position=”all” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding=”” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”” animation_speed=”0.1″ class=”” id=””][fusion_text]

Presentation & Workshop Topics

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[/fusion_li_item][fusion_li_item icon=”fa-comment-o”]Waste Not – Connecting the dots between modern waste streams and land, air and water pollution, climate change, and environmental justice within a framework of reality that understands there is no “away,” and the myriad benefits from composting and upcycling material resources.[/fusion_li_item][fusion_li_item icon=”fa-comment-o”]Urban Agriculture – From backyard gardens, chickens and honeybees to neighborhood strategies for enhancing our community capital, empowerment and social justice, while cultivating connection to soil and place.[/fusion_li_item][fusion_li_item icon=”fa-comment-o”]Unplug and Be Human – Exploring the “efficiency” of play, and how cultivating wonder, delight and flow in our lives make us more balanced and effective people in all that we do. Whether walking in the woods, painting, dancing, swimming, practicing yoga, meditating or all of the above, we will become who we really want to be. [/fusion_li_item][fusion_li_item icon=”fa-comment-o”]Soil, Micro-ecology, Food, Health & Well Being – Exploring the role of the “little guys” – microorganisms in our soil, food, and guts that make possible our lives, that affect our immunity, mental performance and emotional and physical well-being.[/fusion_li_item][fusion_li_item icon=”fa-comment-o”]Slowing Down for Balance & Sustainability – Strategies, life-hacks and culture-cracks for cultivating health, balance and true wealth (wele: “well-being”) in the 21st century.[/fusion_li_item][fusion_li_item icon=”fa-comment-o”]Service & Success – Exploring how giving our time, talent and compassion through community service not only enriches our social fabrics, but also enhances our own personal “success” in life.[/fusion_li_item][fusion_li_item icon=”fa-comment-o”]Scratch-Batch Meals – Weekend cooking plans that are great ways to relax and celebrate with family and friends while providing easy-grab nourishment for the week that promotes health and peak performance in a busy world.[/fusion_li_item][fusion_li_item icon=”fa-comment-o”]Rethinking Investing for Sustainability – Exploring the challenges and opportunities of socially responsible and impact investing, community-based solutions like Slow Money, and what we really want in “returns” on our investments as individuals, families and a society. [/fusion_li_item][fusion_li_item icon=”fa-comment-o”]Restoring our OIKOS – Expanding our understanding of “home,” we’ll explore household financial literacy, the economics healthy eating and food budgeting, and the ecology of composting, gardening, permaculture and natural landscaping for health and frugal abundance. [/fusion_li_item][fusion_li_item icon=”fa-comment-o”]Power of Kings & Queens – Exploring the implications, risks and opportunities of unprecedented information, energy and agency at our fingertips; and how to direct these immense capabilities toward regeneration and creating the culture and future we really want.[/fusion_li_item][fusion_li_item icon=”fa-comment-o”]Mindfulness & Caring for Our Common Home & Humanity (a la Laudato Si’) – Engaging the thought and wisdom of spiritual leaders to develop an intelligent and compassionate framework for a culture and future we really want: Pope Francis to Thich Nhat Hanh, and from Pema Chödrön to Thomas Berry.[/fusion_li_item][fusion_li_item icon=”fa-comment-o”]Lacto-Fermented Veggies – Easy and affordable tools, techniques and recipes for home-made probiotic vegetables that can be quickly prepared, ready to eat in days and enjoyed for weeks; good for the gut, the mind, the immune system and the family food budget![/fusion_li_item][fusion_li_item icon=”fa-comment-o”]Healing Ourselves, Healing Our Planet – An exploration of science, literature and the wisdom from the ages to reveal and understand how our personal health and well-being is interrelated with the health and well-being of our living planet.[/fusion_li_item][fusion_li_item icon=”fa-comment-o”]“Get Lost!” – Understanding and practicing biophilia and how time in the wilderness, eco-literacy, connecting with plants and landscapes is essential for stress reduction, clear thinking, intelligence, ideation, well-being, and sustainability.[/fusion_li_item][fusion_li_item icon=”fa-comment-o”]Food Myths vs. Real Talk & Real Food – Examining food labels, supply chain opacity, deceptive marketing and the natural, simple and healthful alternatives available at markets, as well as agri-business myths propagated in the name of improving yields and feeding the world, while globally 1/3 of food is wasted. [/fusion_li_item][fusion_li_item icon=”fa-comment-o”]Financial Modeling & Capital Raising for Social Enterprises – Technical, in-depth instruction in preparing financial forecasts, choosing between debt and equity capital raises, and understanding your cash flow model.[/fusion_li_item][fusion_li_item icon=”fa-comment-o”]Family Food Budget – Getting smart about what we’re spending our food dollars on: discernment between good buys and sucker buys in terms of quality, nutrient density, and value.[/fusion_li_item][fusion_li_item icon=”fa-comment-o”]Demanding the Future we Really Want – An in-depth exploration of the power of consumer demand to either (literally) destroy mountains, river and ocean ecosystems, or to restore environments and regenerate equitable social and economic relationships in an evolving global economy.[/fusion_li_item][fusion_li_item icon=”fa-comment-o”]Capital & Regenerative Economics – A survey of different forms of “money” through history, combined with a contemporary discussion of different capital forms, including natural capital, contingent valuation of ecosystems and ecosystem services, and the creation of a sustainable financial and economic framework.[/fusion_li_item][fusion_li_item icon=”fa-comment-o”]Building Your Board & Strategic Development for Social Impact – An in depth discussion of the myriad dimensions, challenges and opportunities encountered in social and impact entrepreneurship; as well as tools and techniques for team building, organizational culture, board cultivation and strategic planning. 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